Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Welcome to the "Make It From Scratch" Carnival!

Good day and welcome as I guest-host this week's...

We had so many "Make it From Scratch" submissions and I can't wait to show you what these wonderful women have been up to!

A few days ago I was speaking with my sister on the phone. We were talking about blogging and her comment to me was, "Jen, pictures are important to you when it comes to blogging, aren't they." I wasn't sure she meant that as a compliment or criticism, but since I'm an optimist, I was flattered and agreed that, yes, pictures are important when it comes to blogging. They're actually pretty much my favorite thing because sometimes I just don't have the time to read everything I come across, but if I see a great photo, I'll usually stick around to see what is going on. With that in mind, I have organized the submissions in such a way as to let the photos speak for themselves. I sorted the entries into six different categories. They are...

-From the Kitchen-From the Haunted House-From the Garden-From the Gift Closet-From the Craft Box-On the Farm

If you submitted an entry and you included pictures in your post, you can bet you'll see one of them below. I hope you enjoy this feast for the eyes and learn as much as I did! Let's get started!

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Hi there! Checked out your blog last week when I saw you were the upcoming host! I loved your story about finally becoming pregnant with twins. Thanks for including my submission Weed Soup and I really loved the idea of including pictures for each submission! Nice to meet you!

I am going to have to really make time to go through all these !! I love the pics and YES they ARE important !!I have to get better at that on Tuesdays. lol I am great with it otherwise. [0; I am glad you stuck around when you found my blog.

My name is Lisa, and I found your blog via Happy to Be at Home. I'm a mom to six myself and the editor of the Big Families section on Type-A-Mom (www.typeamom.net/bigfamilies). I'd love to have you contribute about your family, tips and tricks you have regarding saving money, menu planning and more, if you're interested. Please contact me at crazyadventuresinparenting at gmail dot com :)

You did an outstanding job on the MIFS carnival. The pictures were fantastic as it showed each item or project so clearly and that persuades people to check out the posts. Thanks for your hard work. It was a great week at MIFS!

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I'm a Mormon American, mostly vegetarian housewife raising 10 AWESOME kids, including twin toddlers and a newborn, in a tiny farm town in Mexico. I've reluctantly traveled the survivor road when my first husband, and first love, committed suicide in 2004, leaving me a widow with 6 children. Since then, however, I have found happiness, now that I'm remarried, to my soul mate, and about the smartest man on the planet. He totally supports me and reads my blog everyday, possibly because he knows that every night I'm going to ask him if he did. Follow us as I try to find humor and excitement in the everyday affairs of running a home!